The venue 

Crownhill United Church 605 Penetanguishene Rd Dalston, ON

Ted’s new truck

Arrived in time to help with the set up. Room is the church basement and has it’s own kitchen and a small storage space for the clubs equipment

After a presentation describing the theory involved in making a bowl from a board and the jigs and tools used in the process Ted got down to it. Here starting the first parting cut for the first ring to be separated from the blank.

Success! First ring is parted off

The glue up of the first ring was done just before the break, and the second ring added after the break which gave time for the glue to grab the first one.

Straight after the break it was show and tell time. Here’s a good sample of the pieces on the show and tell table.

A nice maple bowl and 2 native style tobacco pipes. Yes one piece of wood and yes they work! 

Tips are made from pen blanks and Buffalo Horn

Salt and pepper mills and a Singapore ball

2 Very nice Manitoba Maple Burl dishes

Decorated platter

And another one done by the same person. Sorry didn’t get any details.

A selection of candle sticks made from cedar fence rails.

As you can see the quality of all the pieces was very high and a good variety

Carl Durance (R)  had some egg shaped Kaleidoscopes.

Kelvin Stuart with salt and pepper mills

Dan ?  with one of his pipes

Taylor Ledden and a nice natural edge bowl from pear wood

Arnold Veen and the Manitoba Maple Burls

NOTE the members badges. All wood and laser engraved with magnetic clips. Classy!

A very attentive audience of around 40 people watched as Ted got into the last part of his demo.

 He had a second  bowl already glued up and dry which he used to show the importance of 

using a template to put the outer curve in the right place and avoid a funnel.

As you can see the bowl has some nice curves and mission accomplished.

 Ted has a lot of new converts to the BFAB process and all evening answered many questions from the audience.

The demo ended at this point and Ted answered some more questions during clean up. 

We were treated royally by our hosts and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. 

It's very rewarding to be accepted by strangers with a common interest, the love of wood turning. 

Thanks to all for a special night.